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An aspiring teenage singer from Wirral has reached the final five of a contest run by US radio and TV star Ryan Seacrest.

Bronwen Hughes, 17, is hoping to follow in the footsteps of British boyband The Vamps, whose route to stardom saw them compete in the same global competition organised by the American Idol presenter.

The music and drama student, known as “Bronnie”, has got through two rounds of voting on YouTube to reach the final. The winner for the best cover of 5 Seconds of Summer’s hit single, Amnesia, will be announced at 8pm on Wednesday.

Bronnie is calling on the support of the public to help make her dream of being a singer/songwriter come true.

Explaining how the competition came about, Bronnie said: “I went to a McBusted concert and met the support act, Hollywood Ending, and asked them what I should do to become a singer.

“They said do some YouTube covers – so I did. My second cover was Amnesia. About a month later, I got an email from Ryan Seacrest’s team saying they had found it on YouTube.

“They got the top 13 artists that they liked and wanted me to be in their contest for the best cover of the song.”

She added: “I was so shocked. I didn’t think it was real until I looked into it. It’s amazing to be in the final – anything can happen now.

“The winners previously have got record deals. Bands like The Vamps and 5 Seconds of Summer were found on YouTube.”

Bronnie named McFly star Tom Fletcher – who shared one of her cover songs on Twitter – as her inspiration to become a singer.

The Hilbre High School pupil has uploaded a host of cover songs, including hits by Avril Lavigne and Taylor Swift, and also likes to write and perform her own material.

Bronnie has set up a Twitter account – @Bronwen4WALES – so people can support and follow her progress.